The Dynamic Process of Subduction Initiation in Young Ocean Basins: A Case Study of the North Sulawesi Subduction Zone

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• Miao Dong, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Wednesday 11 June 2025, 14:00-15:00
• Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Bullard Laboratories.

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The Sulawesi subduction zone, having recently undergone the initiation of subduction, serves as an ideal natural laboratory for investigating the dynamics of subduction initiation in young ocean basins. Is the subduction process in this region “spontaneous” or “induced”? Why is the North Arm of Sulawesi rotating clockwise? Does the absence of a corresponding volcanic island arc represent a unique tectonic feature of the Sulawesi subduction zone, or is it a characteristic stage in the transformation of a young basin into an active continental margin? This study seeks to address these questions through a combination of numerical modelling and geophysical observations.

This talk is part of the Bullard Laboratories Wednesday Seminars series.

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